very good news!

Wow. I got a great surprise at work today. And, for that matter, I got a good surprise at work yesterday too.

Yesterday's surprise was that my job was posted, so I've gotta spruce up the resume and cover letter, apply, and should get an interview. They've let me know what the interview process is and given some tips, so hopefully that's a good sign that they plan to interview me. Since I currently DO the job they're posting for, I'm sure I'll get an interview. There's both a knowledge component (i.e. test of your knowledge of the bylaws and legislation) and a behavioural component (where you have to give examples of how you meet certain 'competencies', such as customer-service orientation or flexibility). The interview will probably be fairly formal (and therefore nervewracking), but it's got to be done.

The other good news, which bodes well for at least getting an interview, is that I got an extension on my contract until January 7th! I thought this was impossible (and so did my boss) because the union has a clear policy that people can only be hired without the proper process for 90 days maximum. But apparently my boss' boss talked to them and got a special exception for the next month for me. I guess it's okay with the union because the position is posted, so there'll be someone doing the job on a permanent basis soon enough (so they wouldn't have to keep making exceptions to the rule).

In any case, I get to work through Christmas, which is fine with me (I can definitely use the paychecks) with the added bonus of avoiding cleaning up my files until January at the earliest.

Of course, being a somewhat organized person (ha ha), my desk is already the laughingstock of the office because it's so clean, but clean doesn't mean all the projects are ready for someone else to take over. It just means they're well hidden. ;-)